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1st Annual Book Drive Show

Published by communitypublishingabq@gmail.com on December 3, 2018 Respond

Community Publishing is excited to team up with Mariposa Music and Reviva to bring you the 1st Annual Holiday Book Drive Show! The event is schedule for Friday, December 14th 7pm and will feature several of New Mexico’s top acts including Reviva!

New Mexico’s Literacy Problem

In New Mexico we face many challenges to combat one of the lowest literacy rates in the U.S. We believe that giving Children’s Books away for the Holidays will give early readers the opportunity to develop of love of reading.”Based on a statewide population of 1,954,599 and a 46% functionally illiterate population, it is estimated that 899,115 adults are in need of literacy services” NM Coalition for Literacy.

The Holiday Book Drive Show

We have an amazing lineup of music including Reviva and Wagogo! The show costs $10 but only $7 if you purchase at least one of our print Children’s Books. Books will be donated to several Albuquerque Public Schools Libraries and Students. Please check out your options below:

  • Princess Marisol & The Moon Thieves (PMMT) – magical realism from author Alex Paramo that takes readers around the world. This bilingual book features narration, a sound-track and child voice actors! It was adapted for the stage by FUSION Theatre Company of New Mexico and performed around New Mexico in 2015. More info click here
  • Princess Marisol & The Portal (PMTP) – magical realism from author Alex Paramo that takes readers around the world. This bilingual book features narration, a sound-track and child voice actors! It was adapted for the stage by FUSION Theatre Company of New Mexico and performed around New Mexico in 2015. More info click here
  • Samuel’s Story (SS) – written by Albuquerque’s Inaugural Poet Laureate Hakim Bellamy, this book features an African American Author, Illustrator, Music Producer and protagonist. More info click here
  • Bella The Caterpillar (BTC) – winner of the Children’s Book of the Year (bilingual) this story about a beautiful Caterpillar comes from 10 year old author Marisol Paramo. She is the youngest winner ever in the history of the New Mexico / Arizona Book Awards! This book features narration, a sound-track and child voice actors! More info click here

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International Children’s Book Day

Published by communitypublishingabq@gmail.com on April 2, 2018 Respond

Celebrating International Children’s Book Day by Alex Paramo

Reading is the most important form of mental exercise that enable children to form the building blocks they will need to live a fruitful and enjoyable life. Help us celebrate this important day as the world focus attention on the importance of developing a love of reading in your children! Community Publishing has several books to choose from including:

  • Bella The Caterpillar: The New Mexico / Arizona Book Awards Bilingual Children’s Book of the Year 2017!! From the imagination of a 7 year old comes Bella The Caterpillar! Written by Marisol Paramo, Illustrated by Henna Artist Acey May with Music Production by Christian Orellana, this bilingual, multimedia book is critically acclaimed featuring the youngest winner of the New Mexico / Arizona Book Awards in any category! Find your copy here!
  • Princess Marisol & The Portal: The sequel to Princess Marisol & The Moon Thieves, this bilingual multimedia children’s book was also performed by FUSION Theatre. Find your copy here!
  • Samuel’s Story: A multimedia children’s story written by Albuquerque’s Inaugural Poet Laureate and current Deputy Director for Cultural Service for the City of Albuquerque, Hakim Bellamy, Illustrated by Melvin Mayes and music production by Roscoe Floyd (DJ Flo Fader). Find your copy here!
  • Princess Marisol & The Moon Thieves: A bilingual multimedia children’s story written by Alex Paramo, Illustrated by Audrey McNamara this book was adapted to for the stage and performed around New Mexico by FUSION Theatre Company (2015)! This book was a finalist for the New Mexico / Arizona Book Awards 2015. Find your copy here!

International Children’s Book Day (ICBD)

“ICBD is a yearly event sponsored by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), an international non-profit organization. Founded in 1967, the day is observed on or around Hans Christian Andersen‘s birthday, April 2. Activities include writing competitions, announcements of book awards and events with authors of children’s literature.

Each year a different National Section of IBBY has the opportunity to be the international sponsor of ICBD. It decides upon a theme and invites a prominent author from the host country to write a message to the children of the world and a well-known illustrator to design a poster. These materials are used in different ways to promote books and reading. Many IBBY Sections promote ICBD through the media and organize activities in schools and public libraries. Often ICBD is linked to celebrations around children’s books and other special events that may include encounters with authors and illustrators, writing competitions or announcements of book awards.” – Wikipedia Article

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Week.ly: From the Mind, Memes and Musings of Hakim Bellamy

Published by communitypublishingabq@gmail.com on February 26, 2017 Respond

Week.ly 5 (2.24.17)

Last week, I told you I’d try and spare you Señor Trump’s face (but never “that ass”). After reluctantly watching Steve Bannon and Reince Priebus’s staged Rom-Com at CPAC yesterday (Thursday) afternoon … I realized that I am, in fact, the opposition party (read: media). And here I was thinking that I was a constituent of the President doing my patriotic duty? Relentless pursuit of information and healthy critique of government and power so I can make the most informed decision possible when I go to the polls … right? At least that’s what JFK said … before “they” shot him.

“The very word “secrecy” is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings. We decided We decided long ago that the dangers of excessive and unwarranted concealment of pertinent facts far outweighed the dangers which are cited to justify it. Even today, there is little value in opposing the threat of a closed society by imitating its arbitrary restrictions. Even today, there is little value in insuring the survival of our nation if our traditions do not survive with it. And there is very grave danger that an announced need for increased security will be seized upon by those anxious to expand its meaning to the very limits of official censorship and concealment. That I do not intend to permit to the extent that it is in my control. And no official of my Administration, whether his rank is high or low, civilian or military, should interpret my words here tonight as an excuse to censor the news, to stifle dissent, to cover up our mistakes or to withhold from the press and the public the facts they deserve to know.”

President John F. Kennedy

But in this new world where the polls are wrong and the news is fake, what’s fella to do…other
than meme it out. Because Americans don’t read books any more, so I’m over here trying to use
images laced with as few words as possible in an effort to instigate civic discourse … in hopes that you all do the same. Romantic, I know. Naive even. But sometimes, even as a poet I know words are inadequate … sometimes this shit writes itself … and you can’t make it up.
So I took a stab at a few less words last week. – hb

but then again … wordiness is all i know … and my pa told me to stick with what you are good at … so here is today’s #DebutMeme:

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And a few more from last week…because apparently this Administration is at a loss for … history … when it comes to iconic leaders during Black History Month.

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… and in other news …

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All the news that’s fit to meme, find my previous articles here…
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Hakim Bellamy is Albuquerque’s Inaugural Poet Laureate. He is also a scholar, educator, musician, and poet. Community Publishing has published Hakim Bellamy’s Samuel’s Story, a multimedia children’s story featuring the music of DJ Flo Fader and the illustrations of Melvin Mayes available in Print and Digital editions.

Community Publishing brings local artists of all mediums together in creative collaborations for distribution as Multimedia Books while promoting literacy in our communities. We are proud to be a community partner and digital marketer at the Rail Yards Market and the Monte Vista Fire Station. Need help with your web presence and social media marketing? Click here to find out how we can help you!

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The Nob Hill Growers Market: Arts in the Park

Published by communitypublishingabq@gmail.com on May 4, 2016 Respond

Arts in the Park by Alex Paramo

Arts in the ParkThe idea of helping to support local arts while promoting literacy was sparked after a meeting with one of the giant publishing house out of my hometown, NYC. Their “offer” to me as the Author of my bilingual-multimedia Children’s Book, Princess Marisol & the Moon Thieves, was roughly a drop more than an insult (5%) and better than nothing: or so I thought. In my mind the top-down approach, where a big publishing house would distribute my books everywhere seemed like the logical path to proceed. After conversations with Co-Founder Yvette Sandoval, and Music Director Matias Pizarro, it was decided that we would do it ourselves and Community Publishing was born!

Multimedia Children’s Books

On the BookshelfCommunity Publishing now has 3 multimedia children’s books published and are weeks away from our 4, Janie & the Hummingbird. We have several more multimedia children’s books planned for 2016 and a non-children’s book production run, including the long-anticipated Grand Fantastic Life of DJ Flo Fader for 2017. Our books are produced by a team of community folks including Authors, Music Directors, Audio Engineers, Voice Actors, Animators, Illustrators, Graphic Editors, and Translators.

Utilizing the multiple-media promotions approach, Community Publishing has a following locally, coast to coast, and internationally. In my opinion though, nothing can replace the good ole’ fashioned face to face approach. When I read my books to kids, I see their faces light up with excitement, and hearts fill up with motivation! It is with that in mind that we have teamed up with the ABC Library (Albuquerque/Bernalillo County) and the Nob Hill Growers Market to bring Children’s Books at the Park.

Art/Literature/Music

Art in the ParkChildren’s Books at the Park will feature Local Authors and personalities reading children’s books provided by Community Publishing and the ABC Library. Additionally local musicians will be on hand to play and local artists will be on hand to lead the children in coloring activities (when applicable).

Art in the ParkThe Nob Hill Growers Market is a lovely open-air market on Thursday evenings from late Spring to early autumn, from 3-6:30 pm at Morningside Park on Lead & Morningside SE. Depending on the time of year, you’ll find a variety of fresh vegetables, seasonal fruit, local butter, honey, eggs, French breads and pastries, and often gluten-free pastries and cool drinks and popsicles. Locals and visitors alike enjoy our friendly vendors, frequent musical guests, and our park setting with plenty of shade and a fun playground. They accept accept Debit/EBT, WIC, and Senior Nutrition vouchers!.
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Alex Paramo is a native New Yorker of Colombian descent. He is an Author and Co-Founder of Community Publishing. He currently resides in Albuquerque, NM. Read More about him here.

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Life in the Fader: Multimedia in a Multiple-Media World

Published by communitypublishingabq@gmail.com on December 22, 2015 1

By Alex Paramo

I have written several times about the importance of exposing and teaching all of our children to use current technologies. Children from all backgrounds need to have hands-on experience Multimedia Bookwith the learning tools of today and tomorrow. Contrary to the trending meme about limiting your child’s exposure to “screens and monitors” I encourage the use of technology by children.

People seem to conflate, confuse and associate technology and video-games. The purpose of this article is not to bash video games (I do not endorse violence-based games/media) but rather to promote the use of technology to promote literacy/learning and support/endorse collaborative local arts. Let us all remember that the medium is not the message. A book printed with terrible messages, like those found in Mein Kampf, is no better because those messages are on paper as opposed to a tablet/screen. Our brains are constantly evolving and changing to suit the changes in our environment. Our preoccupation should be with promoting positive message rather than on the medium messages are promoted on.

Collaboration

Princess Marisol & the Moon Thieves

Multimedia Books allow for artists of all mediums to collaborate in the at of story-making. For my book, Princess Marisol & the Moon Thieves, we brought together an illustrator (Audrey McNamara), talented musicians (Matias ProfessionalismPizarro, Juan Ramirez, Christian Orellana), Voice Actresses (Jackie Zamora, Sofia Zamora and Marisol Paramo) and an author (Me). We also utilized the talents of Audio Engineers to help tell our story.

For my latest Multimedia Book writing endeavor, the Grand Fantastic Life of DJ Flo Fader, I am collaborating with Alex Lopez (Photographer), DJ Flo Fader (Music), and an armada of local artists such as Xian Bass and Hakim Bellamy and legendary figures from the music business such as Masta Ace and J-Live. Here is a track from the forthcoming project called appropriately enough, Elevate Your Mind (by DJ Flo Fader).

 Multiple-Media

multiple-mediaToday our children are being bombarded with messages from multiple-media outlets: TV, Videos, Games, Books, Multimedia Book, eBooks, Blogs, Radio, Internet-Radio etc. Unlike yesterday where the “traditional” Book/Radio/TV industry was monopolized by a few and we had no alternatives, today we have the power to create our own content. Content that promotes our true values, and embraces our collaborative vision for tomorrow.

Those of us who have access to these new learning tools have a responsibility to share them with those that do not. We need to like, comment and share in order to create the world we have been longing for: a just and equitable world where we can all flourish individually and prosper as a whole.

*DJ Flo Fader produced the music for our 3rd multimedia children’s book Samuel’s Story. Available in print and digital formats get yours today! 

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Alex Paramo is an Author and Co-Founder of Community Publishing. Community Publishing brings local artists of all mediums together in creative collaborations for distribution as multimedia eBooks while promoting literacy in our communities.

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Collection of Human Noise: Music is Boundless

Published by communitypublishingabq@gmail.com on December 17, 2015 Respond

Music is Boundless by Ana Romero Sanchez

Music is Boundless

It seems it should be a simple task to answer why music is so important, but it’s rare that we actually stop to think about how it really fills our lives. Since ancient times the sounds around which we’ve gathered in the name of community, spirituality, ritual, and celebration, is music. It is the evocation of emotion, power, and drama in many areas of life; triumphant or melancholic, music brings the world and human emotion to life in ways that no other human creation can.

 Plato said “ music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.”

Musical Inspiration

Music is BoundlessPowerful as it is, music is not esoteric but part of existence for the joy and inspiration of all. Large segments of our society are beginning to lose sight of the importance of music in every day life and instead relegating it to pop culture. Children, on the other hand, understand music instinctively. Whether it be a toddler moving his head in perfect rhythm, a young child beating on a makeshift drum, or a group of young people singing without fear of being heard, they possess a natural rhythm, a dance choreographed by the heart alone, that adults have difficulty recreating, but by which they are absolutely delighted.

A child’s channels of comprehension are untainted and wide open, and as they grow we slowly lead them to close these channels and instead utilize only those that allow for logic and pragmatism. The arts are not a priority and  are whittled away by legislation year after year. Music and creativity, in terms of imagination, awaken not only our creative selves, but also our mathematical and scientific selves.

Music is BoundlessEinstein said: “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.”

As music and arts programs become less accessible to kids, a greater need for grass roots programs exists. Our education system does not value the power music has to help children learn and become confident students, and private instruction and camps are out of reach for many families. We want music to be attainable to all children in the community, and it’s for this reason that we’ve created the New Mexico Academy of Rock and Blues (NMARB).

At NMARB, our mission is to create a program for creativity that is affordable to all families. This is why we put together fundraisers; it’s our community effort to create a space that doesn’t exclude anyone merely based on finances.

Instructional Diversity

Our instructors are not only Albuquerque Public Schools educators but also some of the Southwest’s most talented musicians, like Reviva’s Glenn “Buddha” Benavidez and Singer/Songwriter Keith Sanchez. We also bring in New Mexico’s renowned poets, such as Albuquerque Poet Laureate Jessica Helen Lopez, Swimming With Elephants Publisher and educator Katrina Guarascio, and nationally published poet Zachary Kluckman.

We know that music is not just about the sounds created, but the creative expression they shape. Be it though lyrical execution, composition, or instrumental mastery, we want kids to express their true selves as they build their musical ability, their self-esteem, their ability to work as a team, and their confidence.
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This article was originally published on January 8, 2015 in the Music Corner page found on the NMARB website. Community Publishing will be re-publishing this collection of articles by Keith and Ana Sanchez.
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Sanchez FamilyAna Romero Sanchez and Keith Sanchez are the founders of the New Mexico Academy of Rock & Blues, which is dedicated to granting equal access to the arts for children from all walks of life. Please contribute whatever you can by visiting: http://nmarb.org/

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Poetry: #TLDR

Published by communitypublishingabq@gmail.com on December 10, 2015 Respond

#TLDR by Hakim Bellamy

In a random sample
of 100 suicide notes
researchers have not found
the word “suicide.”

In a more simple sample
of people who have sampled
suicide, and lived to tell about it
researchers found
and lost
the word “suicide.”

In an inconvenient sample
of friends who let friends drunk text
it was discovered
that 81% of them disapproved of e-mails
that were too long.

Screw spelling,
give me a hammer
to my head.
Fingernails instead of foreplay.

Cut to the chase.
In fact, cut the chase.
Cut to the cortège and motorcade.

In the age of unread fine prints
and even finer princesses
Where one’s literacy is no longer big enough
and neither is anything else.

Where time is short
and e-mails are no longer novel…

Where this poem
should have been done by now.

Where a serious conversation
consists of,
at least two people
sitting next to one another
looking
each other
in the phone.

Wouldn’t you rather be a letter
than just a l.e.t.t.e.r.?

Wouldn’t you rather be a song
than a scream?

Would you rather be a pie
than a piece a….

Our circle of conversation
has become the finish line
of a transaction,

We used to be whole.
There use to be a person
on the other side of that phone.

There used to be a person,
on the other side of that note.

And if you read this far
you’d know
there used to be some one.
on the other side
of this poem.

I like to believe that
my poems, are a string
of receipts.
Documenting
my time spent
on this planet.

Part paper trail
of my net worth,
part net
between me and the cement
as I ponder out the window
of everything I’ve built
myself to be.

In a natural selection
of random people
dying alone…

75% percent of suicides
are unaccompanied
by a note.

Unassisted.
So long.
Solo.

And I tried to borrow her pen
to write this,
so she wouldn’t write that.

But she did anyways…
In hopes
that we wouldn’t be
too busy.

In hopes
that we wouldn’t be
too fast.

In hopes
that it wouldn’t be
received…

as a life too long
did not

read.

(c) August 13th, 2015 Hakim Bellamy

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Community Publishing will be publishing Hakim Bellamy’s Samuel’s Story, a multimedia children’s story featuring the music of DJ Flo Fader and the illustrations of Melvin Mayes.

Community Publishing brings local artists of all mediums together in creative collaborations for distribution as Multimedia Books while promoting literacy in our communities. We are proud to be a community partner and digital marketer at the Rail Yards Market and the Monte Vista Fire Station. Need help with your web presence and social media marketing? Click here to find out how we can help you!

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The Ink is Black, the Page is White: The Omission of People of Color in Children’s Books

Published by communitypublishingabq@gmail.com on December 4, 2015 Respond

By Alex Paramo


If the song “Black and White” (made famous by the 1970’s band, Three Dog Night) was written today, I would hope they would add to it’s title, “and the Pencil is Brown,” to symbolize the many brown faces that have changed the demographics of the country. The song was actually written by David Arkin and Earl Robinson in 1954 in response to the Supreme Court’s landmark anti-segregation decision, Brown v. Board of Education.

Lack of Representation of People of Color in Children’s Literature

Photo Credit: Christopher Meyers

Illustration by Christopher Meyers

According to according to a study by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at the University of Wisconsin, only 253 of 3,200 children’s books surveyed were about people of color (described as African-American, American Indian, Latino, Asian & Pacific Island Americans). Additionally only 213 authors of color were found in the random sample. Additionally, with over 52 million Latinos in the U.S., (a number which is continually growing) the New York Times did not include a single book which included either a Latino protagonist or written by a Latino author, on it’s New York Times notable children’s book of 2013. 

Importance of representation of people of color in Children’s Books

Princess Marisol & the Moon Thieves

The lack of people of color in children’s books is terribly unfortunate and alarming. Books provide a way for children to envision themselves within the world around them. The demographics of the U.S. is rapidly changing to include more people of color. The importance of modeling in education is well documented. It is imperative that children of color see the images and read the words of the people around them that look like them. Therefore, if our books do not represent the many faces of the people that constitute our country, then we are under-serving and disenfranchising a significant portion of our population.

As a parent of a 7 year old, (3/4 Latina and 1/4 Native American) I have noticed the dearth of characters in children’s books that look like us. After reading the New York Times pieces, “Where are the People of Color in Children’s Books,” by Walter Dean Myers and the “Apartheid of Children’s Literature” by Christopher Meyers, I became fully aware of this unacceptable reality.

Book Choices for Parents

Viviana Hurtado and Monica Olivera of Latinas for Latino Lit, have created their own notables list of recommended children’s books that includes Latino authors, illustrators and protagonists. They both speak on the importance of this issue on National Public Radio: listen here.

Photo by Becky Archuleta

Photo by Becky Archuleta

This past Friday I played the Multimedia Book version of my book, Princess Marisol & the Moon Thieves, with it’s multicultural theme, and music, at Chaparral Elementary in Albuquerque, NM. Albuquerque Public Schools has a population of students which is 55% Hispanic/Latino. The characters in the book are real people, Marisol Paramo, Matias Pizarro, Juan Ramirez, Jackie Zamora: I insisted they be illustrated to their true likeness. As I scanned the classroom viewing all the interested little brown, black and white faces, I was proud of the fact that they were experiencing a multicultural story characters that resembled them, on the screen!
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Alex’s bilingual multimedia book, Princess Marisol & the Moon Thieves print version is available! Click on link for more info and to purchase!

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This article was originally published on April 14, 2014

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Alex Paramo is a native New Yorker of Colombian descent. He is an Author and Co-Founder of Community Publishing. He currently resides in Albuquerque, NM. Read More about him here.

Community Publishing brings local artists of all mediums together in creative collaborations for distribution as Multimedia Books while promoting literacy in our communities. We are proud to be a community partner and digital marketer at the Rail Yards Market and the Monte Vista Fire Station. Need help with your web presence and social media marketing? Click here to find out how we can help you!

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Free Art Friday: Art Space

Published by communitypublishingabq@gmail.com on September 18, 2015 Respond

Art Space by Stephanie Galloway

Art SpaceWhen we as a society make room for art, we are creating a welcoming space for it to exist in an environment with public art, shows that we care about creativity and expression. That is one of the primary goals of Free Art Friday.

Art SpaceMaking room for art also lets citizens know that their talents and contributions are valued and appreciated. This nurturing of creativity incubates ideas that benefit and improve the standard of living for the entire community! Raising awareness about local art and artists is what motivates me with my work at Free Art Friday Albuquerque.
Make space for art and it will give you a place to call home!

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Stephanie Galloway

Stephanie Galloway is from Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has been writing poetry since she was a child and still loves to explore the magic in words and their power to touch others deeply. She taught art to children as the Children Zone Leader of the Rail Yards Market and is the founder of Free Art Friday Albuquerque.

Community Publishing brings local artists of all mediums together in creative collaborations for distribution as Multimedia Books while promoting literacy in our communities.

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Kids: The Future is Now!

Published by communitypublishingabq@gmail.com on August 8, 2015 Respond

It has been said that, “children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get” (H. Jackson Brown). When it comes to kids too many folks spend their time planning for tomorrow rather than attending to today. A child lives in the present, they are the ultimate receptors and have a natural inclination for stimulation.

At the Rail Yards Market, they are committed to building the future by appreciating the present moments with our kids. Therefore we have plenty of exciting, stimulating activities and entertainment planned for you on Kids Day at the RYM!

Kids Powered STEAM

Kids Day

In the Kids Zone will feature the fine folks from the Fractal Foundation. They will be teaching kids (and adults) about what fractals are, what they are used for, and how they are made. Come on down and make your very own fractal!

Albuquerque HerbalismIn the Arts Zone they will feature Dara Saville who is the founder and primary instructor of the Albuquerque Herbalism bioregional herbal studies program.  She is also the founder and director of the Yerba Mansa Project focusing on restoring native plants to the Bosque and providing educational outreach about the Bosque’s ecological importance to native plants and animals. She has an MS in Geography of the Southwest and is a graduate of Dr. Tierona Low Dog’s Foundations of Herbal Medicine Program. Find out more at www.albuquerqueherbalism.com.

Entertainment

Sweet sounds will be emanating from the Main Stage of the Rail Yards Market featuring the multi-talented Educator/Artist/Writer/Musician Seth Hoffman. Community Publishing will be publishing Seth’s bilingual multimedia book titled Janie & the Hummingbird (click link for more info). The book will feature music, art and literature from Seth’s imagination! Seth’s eclectic sounds and positive vibe is appropriate for kids of all ages: take a listen!

For the Rail Yards Market complete entertainment schedule please click here and use the calendar to navigate. 

“What day is it?”
It’s today,” squeaked Piglet.
My favorite day,” said Pooh.”
— A.A. Milne

Be present, be there with your kids in the trenches of their messy bedrooms, playing with them as they sift through their limitless imaginations. They are our best chance to truly change the future in a positive way! See You Sunday!

*Winnie the Pooh image is the property of A. A. Milne via the Disney Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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Alex Paramo Summer SolsticeAlex Paramo is a native New Yorker of Colombian descent. He is an Author and Co-Founder of Community Publishing. He currently resides in Albuquerque, NM. Read More about him here.

Community Publishing brings local artists of all mediums together in creative collaborations for distribution as Multimedia Books while promoting literacy in our communities.

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